Pontiac City Mayor Bob Russell is expected to appoint a replacement in Ward 5 at Monday’s City Council meeting.

Jerry Mabrey had just been re-elected to his seat and was sworn into office when he announced that he could no longer fulfill his commitments to his constituents in his district because he had taken a job that moved him from the area.

The person that Russell selects will serve nearly two years of Mabrey's remaining term. City Administrator Bob Karls commented, "Both (Ward 5) councilmen's seats would be up at the next election." Each of Pontiac’s five wards have two representatives on the council. Brian Gabor is the other alderman for Ward 5.

Russell was not at City Hall Friday and could not be reached for comment on his possible selection to fill the void left by Mabrey. Several prospective candidates have been approached to serve.

During Mabrey's time on the council he spearheaded the clean up of Lions Park in 2012 and the construction of a new cyclone fence around the baseball field.

Other items on the agenda include approving the street projects recommended by the Infrastructure Committee, acting on a request from P.R.O.U.D. to host a circus at the Rec-Plex on Aug. 27th. The Carson and Barnes circus has played here before, the last time being 2011.